B Nagendra was forced to resign twice as minister after being accused of links to the alleged Rs 90-crore Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation scam. He has insisted that he is innocent
B Nagendra was forced to resign — twice — as minister after he was accused of having a hand in an alleged Rs 90-crore Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation scam. Under chief minister Siddaramaiah , the Ballari Rural MLA enjoyed a 13-month innings holding the ST welfare and youth and sports development portfolios.
“First, Rs 187 crore designated for Valmiki ST community vanished into thin air, and now funds dedicated to Dalit development under Dr BR Ambedkar’s name have been laundered,” Ashoka alleged. He demanded accountability from Congress brass and said BJP would continue its campaign until those responsible were brought to justice. His second stint, under Shivakumar, barely spanned three weeks before he was forced to quit.